--- title: Marco Rubio Is Rising in New Hampshire, Poll Shows description: Marco Rubio has nearly doubled his support in New Hampshire since the beginning of the summer canonical: https://time.com/4124433/marco-rubio-donald-trump-new-hampshire-poll/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-23T17:36:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:57:03.668Z article:section: Politics og:title: Marco Rubio Is Rising in New Hampshire, Poll Shows og:description: Marco Rubio has nearly doubled his support in New Hampshire since the beginning of the summer og:url: https://time.com/4124433/marco-rubio-donald-trump-new-hampshire-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt868a33bc0ce90165/69887273cf40a86ef5c40ca4/gettyimages-498179898.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: &lt;&gt; on November 21, 2015 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Marco Rubio Is Rising in New Hampshire, Poll Shows twitter:description: Marco Rubio has nearly doubled his support in New Hampshire since the beginning of the summer twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt868a33bc0ce90165/69887273cf40a86ef5c40ca4/gettyimages-498179898.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Marco Rubio Is Rising in New Hampshire, Poll Shows ## Video: Marco Rubio's First TV Ad A Civilizational Struggle [Watch (HLS stream): Marco Rubio's First TV Ad A Civilizational Struggle](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4Avn045w.m3u8) (0:30)  _Published 2015-11-23. Marco Rubio's First TV Ad A Civilizational Struggle_ by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Nov 23, 2015 5:36 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio speaks to guests during a campaign stop at Smokey Row Coffee House in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Nov. 21, 2015. Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio speaks to guests during a campaign stop at Smokey Row Coffee House in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Nov. 21, 2015.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Nov 23, 2015 5:36 PM UTC Marco Rubio has nearly doubled his support in New Hampshire since the beginning of the summer, according to a new Suffolk University [poll](http://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUPRC/11%5F23%5F2015%5Fmarginals.pdf) that shows the Florida senator riding strong debate performances. Some 11% of New Hampshire residents who intend to vote in the Republican primary in February say they support Rubio, up from 6.8% in the same [poll](http://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUPRC/6%5F23%5F2015%5Fupdated%5Fmarginals.pdf) released June 23\. Rubio is now in second place behind Donald Trump in the state. Rubio gained wider national attention after the Republican debates, though conservatives have begun to call his commitment on immigration and foreign policy into question. Rubio helped formulate the failed bipartisan immigration reform bill in the Senate in 2013, which gave undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. He released his first television advertisement on Sunday, focusing on national security issues. **Read more:** [_Marco Rubio Warns of “Civilizational Struggle” in First TV Ad_](http://time.com/4124044/marco-rubio-tv-commercial/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4124433/marco-rubio-donald-trump-new-hampshire-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4124433/marco-rubio-donald-trump-new-hampshire-poll/"},"headline":"Marco Rubio Is Rising in New Hampshire, Poll Shows","datePublished":"2015-11-23T17:36:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:57:03.668Z","description":"He's benefiting from strong debate performances","url":"https://time.com/4124433/marco-rubio-donald-trump-new-hampshire-poll/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","Sen. 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